Arriva North East: Service Suggestions
Arriva North East: Service Suggestions
Service Suggestion:
X12: Middlesbrough - Stockton - Sedgefield - Durham - Framwellgate Moor - Arnison Centre - Chester Le Street. This service will no longer operate to Newcastle, instead terminate at Chester Le Street. However, the service will additionally serve Arnison Centre. On Sundays the service will remain Durham to Middlesbrough only.
44 renumbered X44: Dinnington - Regent Centre - Newcastle - Gateshead - Birtley - Chester Le Street - Framwellgate Moor - Durham. This service is routes 44 and X12 merged together, the service will operate limited stop between Regent Centre and Durham. The service will operate Every 30 minutes Mon to Sat Daytimes with a hourly Sunday service. This will therefore offer a Sunday Arriva service between Newcastle and Durham.
45 and New X45: Dinnington - Regent Centre - Newcastle - Central Station - Metrocentre - A1 - Team Valley - Birtley - Chester Le Street. Service 45 will be revised to operate hourly between Dinnington and Newcastle, New service X45 will also operate Hourly with both combining together to form a 30 minute frequency between Newcastle and Dinnington. Service X45 will operate Limited stop between Regent Centre and Chester Le Street. Passengers will also recieve a new bus to Team Valley for Work and Leisure, it will also offer Cross City Links without changing buses.
Benefits for changes:
Teeside will recieve a direct bus to Arnison Centre.
Dinnington will recieve faster more direct buses to Newcastle and New services to Metrocentre, Team Valley, Chester Le Street and Durham.
Passengers from Durham can connect at Chester Le Street with service X45 direct to Metrocentre.
There will be 4 buses an hour between Durham and Chester Le Street. There will be 3 buses an hour between Newcastle and Chester Le Street.
Disadvantages:
Town Moor will loose 3 buses an hour to Newcastle, although they still have services 43/45/46/54/55 from Arriva.
Teeside and Sedgefield will loose their direct bus to Newcastle.
